1 Chair
of the Standing Committee of Senators’ Interests (Senator Denman):
To move—That the following amendments to the resolutions relating
to senators’ interests and declaration of gifts to the Senate and
the Parliament be agreed to:

Resolution
1—Registration of senators’ interests

Paragraph
(1), omit—

“Within
14 sitting days after the adoption of this resolution by the Senate
and 28 days of making and subscribing an oath or affirmation of allegiance
as a senator”,

substitute—

“Within:

(a) 28
days after the first meeting of the Senate after 1 July first occurring
after a general election; and

(b) 28
days after the first meeting of the Senate after a simultaneous dissolution
of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and

(c) 28
days after making and subscribing an oath or affirmation of allegiance
as a senator for a Territory or appointed or chosen to fill a vacancy
in the Senate”.

(i) When
a senator who is using or displaying a gift ceases to be a senator,
the senator may retain the gift:

(i) if
its value does not exceed the stated valuation limits of $1,000 for
a gift received from an official government source, or $500 from a private
person or non-government body; or

(ii) if
the senator elects to pay the difference between the stated valuation
limit and the value of the gift, as obtained from an accredited valuer
selected from the list issued by the Committee for Taxation Incentives
for the Arts. The Department of the Senate will be responsible for any
costs incurred in obtaining the valuation.

(j) If
the senator does not retain the gift in accordance with paragraph (i),
the senator must return the gift to the registrar, who shall:

(i) dispose
of it in accordance with instructions from the Committee of Senators’
Interests, as set out in paragraph 1(d) of this resolution; or

(ii) arrange
its donation to a nominated non-profit organisation or charity, at the
discretion of the senator who has returned the gift and the Committee
of Senators’ Interests.

(k) Any
senator subject to paragraph (j) must formally acknowledge relinquishment
of the senator’s claim to ownership of any surrendered gifts.